2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Courts And Court Procedure
Article 22. Age of Competence - Arbitration - Mediation

Law reviews: For article "Consent to Treatment and Access to Minors' Medical Records", see 17 Colo. Law. 1323 (1988).

• Section 13-22-101. Competence of persons eighteen years of age or older.
• Section 13-22-102. Minors - consent for medical care and treatment for use of drugs or a substance use disorder.
• Section 13-22-103. Minors - consent for medical, dental, and related care.
• Section 13-22-103.5. Minors - consent for medical care - pregnancy.
• Section 13-22-104. Transplants and transfusions generally - declaration of policy - limit on liability of minors.
• Section 13-22-105. Minors - birth control services rendered by physicians.
• Section 13-22-106. Minors - consent - sexual offense.
• Section 13-22-107. Legislative declaration - definitions - children - waiver by parent of prospective negligence claims.

Editor's note: This part 2 was added in 1975. This part 2 was repealed and reenacted in 2004, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter.

For amendments to this part 2 prior to 2004, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editors' notes following those sections that were relocated.

Cross references: For the employment of the procedures in this part 2 to disputes arising under written agreements between employers and employees, see § 8-1-123.

Law reviews: For article, "Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in Colorado", see 14 Colo. Law. 535 (1985); for article, "New Avenues for the Domestic Relations Practitioner", see 14 Colo. Law. 998 (1985); for article, "Avoiding Arbitration in Complex Construction Litigation", see 15 Colo. Law. 1808 (1986); for a discussion of Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with arbitration, see 66 Den. U.L. Rev. 675 (1989); for numerous articles dealing with alternative dispute resolution (ADR), see 18 Colo. Law. 828-928 (1989); for articles "The Power of Arbitrators and Courts to Order Discovery in Arbitration" parts I and II, see 25 Colo. Law. 55 (Feb. 1996) and 25 Colo. Law. 35 (Mar. 1996); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Colorado", see 28 Colo. Law. 67 (Sept. 1999); for article, "Colorado's Revised Uniform Arbitration Act", see 33 Colo. Law. 11 (Sept. 2004); for article, "A Three-Year Survey of Colorado Appellate Decisions on Arbitration Part I", see 34 Colo. Law. 41 (Feb. 2005); for article, "A Three-Year Survey of Colorado Appellate Decisions on Arbitration Part II", see 34 Colo. Law. 47 (Mar. 2005); for article, "Arbitrator and Mediator Disclosure Obligations in Colorado", see 34 Colo. Law. 53 (Sept. 2005); for article, "The State of the Intertwining Doctrine in Colorado", see 36 Colo. Law. 15 (Jan. 2007); for article, "Demise of the Intertwining Doctrine in Colorado", see 37 Colo. Law. 21 (Jan. 2008); for article, "Arbitration Clauses", see 43 Colo. Law. 59 (Aug. 2014); for article, "Application of the Federal Arbitration Act in State Court Proceedings", see 43 Colo. Law. 33 (Dec. 2014); for article, "Construction Defect Municipal Ordinances: The Balkanization of Tort and Contract Law (Part 3)", see 46 Colo. Law. 27 (Apr. 2017); for article, "When is an "Arbitration" not an Arbitration?", see 46 Colo. Law. 29 (Oct. 2017); for article, "Effective Advocacy in Arbitration", see 47 Colo. Law. 26 (Apr. 2018); for article, "International Arbitration: Resolving Collateral Colorado Business Disputes", see 48 Colo. Law. 20 (July 2019); for article, "SCOTUS Decision Applies FAA to Empower Businesses and Arbitrators", see 48 Colo. Law. 30 (Aug.-Sept. 2019).

• Section 13-22-201. Definitions.
• Section 13-22-202. Notice.
• Section 13-22-203. Applicability.
• Section 13-22-204. Effect of agreement to arbitrate - nonwaivable provisions.
• Section 13-22-205. Application for judicial relief.
• Section 13-22-206. Validity of agreement to arbitrate.
• Section 13-22-207. Motion to compel or stay arbitration.
• Section 13-22-208. Provisional remedies.
• Section 13-22-209. Initiation of arbitration.
• Section 13-22-210. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings.
• Section 13-22-211. Appointment of arbitrator - service as a neutral arbitrator.
• Section 13-22-212. Disclosure by arbitrator.
• Section 13-22-213. Action by majority.
• Section 13-22-214. Immunity of arbitrator - competency to testify - attorney fees and costs.
• Section 13-22-215. Arbitration process.
• Section 13-22-216. Representation by attorney.
• Section 13-22-217. Witnesses - subpoenas - depositions - discovery.
• Section 13-22-218. Judicial enforcement of pre-award ruling by arbitrator.
• Section 13-22-219. Award.
• Section 13-22-220. Change of award by arbitrator.
• Section 13-22-221. Remedies - fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding.
• Section 13-22-222. Confirmation of award.
• Section 13-22-223. Vacating award.
• Section 13-22-224. Modification or correction of award.
• Section 13-22-225. Judgment on award - attorney fees and litigation expenses.
• Section 13-22-226. Jurisdiction.
• Section 13-22-227. Venue.
• Section 13-22-228. Appeals.
• Section 13-22-229. Uniformity of application and construction.
• Section 13-22-230. Saving clause.

Law reviews: For article, "The Mediation Alternative is Gaining Support in Colorado", see 13 Colo. Law. 589 (1984); for article, "Divorce Mediation: A Financial Perspective", see 13 Colo. Law. 1650 (1984); for article, "Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in Colorado", see 14 Colo. Law. 535 (1985); for article, "Litigation v. Alternative Dispute Resolution -- Let's Talk About It", see 17 Colo. Law. 655 (1988); for article, "Mediation Revisited: Amendments to the Colorado Dispute Resolution Act", see 17 Colo. Law. 1297 (1988); for article, "The 'Alternatives' in Alternative Dispute Resolution", see 18 Colo. Law. 1751 (1989); for several articles regarding the issue of the "Quality of dispute resolution", see 66 Den. U.L. Rev. 335-549 (1989); for numerous articles dealing with alternative dispute resolution (ADR), see 18 Colo. Law. 828-928 (1989); for article, "Court-ordered Mediation of Civil Cases", see 19 Colo. Law. 1057 (1990); for article, "The Growing Duty to Effectuate Settlement", see 20 Colo. Law. 453 (1991); for article, "New Rules on ADR: Professional Ethics, Shotguns and Fish", see 21 Colo. Law. 1877 (1992); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Colorado", see 22 Colo. Law. 1445 (1993); for article, "ADR: Important Options for Municipal Government", see 24 Colo. Law. 1279 (1995); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution Meets the Administrative Process", see 24 Colo. Law. 1549 (1995); for article, "Civil Mediation: Where, When and Why It Is Effective", see 24 Colo. Law. 1261 (1995); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Colorado", see 28 Colo. Law. 67 (Sept. 1999); for article, "The Mediation Privilege", see 29 Colo. Law. 65 (Nov. 2000); for article, "Mediating with Handkerchiefs: The New Model Standards for Divorce Mediation", see 31 Colo. Law. 69 (Jan. 2002); for article, "The Uniform Mediation Act: Its Potential Impact on Colorado Mediation Practice--Part I", see 31 Colo. Law. 61 (May 2002); for article, "The Uniform Mediation Act: Its Potential Impact on Colorado Mediation Practice--Part II", see 31 Colo. Law. 67 (June 2002); for article, "The Uniform Mediation Act: Its Potential Impact on Colorado Mediation Practice--Part III", see 31 Colo. Law. 101 (July 2002); for article, "Colorado Law on Mediation: A Primer", see 35 Colo. Law. 21 (March 2006); for article, "Complex Confidentiality Issues in Mediation", see 44 Colo. Law. 23 (Jan. 2015); for article, "Good Faith and the Duty of Disclosure", see 44 Colo. Law. 41 (Aug. 2015); for article, "Mediating the Interactive Process", see 46 Colo. Law. 35 (May 2017).

• Section 13-22-301. Short title.
• Section 13-22-302. Definitions.
• Section 13-22-306. Office of dispute resolution programs - mediators.
• Section 13-22-307. Confidentiality.
• Section 13-22-308. Settlement of disputes.
• Section 13-22-309. Reports. (Repealed)
• Section 13-22-310. Dispute resolution fund - creation - source of funds.
• Section 13-22-311. Court referral to mediation - duties of mediator.
• Section 13-22-312. Applicability.
• Section 13-22-313. Judicial referral to ancillary forms of alternative dispute resolution.

• Section 13-22-401 to 13-22-411. (Repealed).

• Section 13-22-501. Short title.
• Section 13-22-502. Legislative declaration.
• Section 13-22-503. Definitions.
• Section 13-22-504. Agreement for alternative dispute resolution.
• Section 13-22-505. Applicability.
• Section 13-22-506. Choice of language.
• Section 13-22-507. Immunity.

• Section 13-22-601. Contracts pertaining to marijuana enforceable.

Editor's note: (1) This part 7 was added with amended and relocated provisions in 2018. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated. For a detailed comparison of this part 7, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.

(2) (a) This part 7 was originally numbered as article 37.5 of title 12. It was added as an initiated measure that was adopted by the people in the general election held November 3, 1998, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 30, 1998.

(b) The vote count on the measure at the general election held November 3, 1998, was as follows:

FOR: 708,689

AGAINST: 582,102

• Section 13-22-701. Short title.
• Section 13-22-703. Definitions.
• Section 13-22-704. Notification concerning abortion.
• Section 13-22-705. No notice required - when.
• Section 13-22-706. Penalties - damages - defenses.
• Section 13-22-707. Judicial bypass - rules.
• Section 13-22-708. Limitations.